Passenger volume at Enshi Airport up by 43%

Passenger throughput at Hubei Enshi Airport in May reached 20,341, up by 43 percent compared to the same period last year. Last year, the Enshi Autonomous Prefecture government said it would provide an annual subsidy of RMB 3 million for new air routes of airlines. Enshi Airport and China Express Airlines opened the Enshi-Chongqing air route. Today, the load factor has reached 88 percent. In May, China Southern Airlines increased daily flights between Wuhan and Enshi from one to two. China Southern and Hainan Airlines also offered promos for passengers flying between Wuhan and Enshi which contributed to the passenger volume increase.